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The Government of British Columbia has committed to a 30-Point Plan for Housing Affordability. A part of the recently announced plan, involves the ending the “hidden ownership” of real estate to make sure people are paying their fair…

The British Columbia NDP government intends to introduce legislation mandating Canada’s first public registry of property beneficial ownership, to deter investors from buying housing through nominee companies and trusts. The move to crack down on real estate “hidden…

Crowdfunding – Introduction As discussed in our previous blog post, “Private Placements in Canada”, Canadian Securities regulations generally restrict a company from selling its securities without filing a prospectus, with the applicable securities regulator(s). This requirement can be…

It has been some time since we focused a law blog post, on one of the primary aspects of our corporate / commercial practice, being private corporation mergers and Acquisitions in Canada. As we regularly advise Canadian and…

We are a small business oriented law firm located in downtown Vancouver, with a practice focused on corporate / commercial, real estate, estate planning and intellectual property matters, arising in both a domestic and international context. We are…

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The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI) announced a number of new mortgage rules which came into effect on January 1, 2018. The new rules, which affect all Canadians renewing or refinancing a mortgage, will require…

March 2018 has been a busy month for Barbeau Evans LLP lawyer, Paul Barbeau. Paul was appointed by the Hon. Andrew Wilkinson, as the Leader’s Representative to the Party Executive of the BC Liberal Party. The Party Executive manages the…

Canadian Securities regulations generally restrict a company from selling its securities without filing a prospectus, with the applicable securities regulator(s). As the preparation and filing of a prospectus is a time consuming and costly process, it is often…